Sam Hartman wrote:
"Dave" == Dave CROCKER <dhc2(_at_)dcrocker(_dot_)net> writes:
Dave> Joel M. Halpern wrote:
>> Yes, having to get rights from folks is a pain.
Dave> When the person is not longer available, the effect is more
Dave> than discomfort.
Strictly speaking, that's not actually true. We're talking about
copyright here; you can rewrite the ideas in your own words and avoid
needing to worry about rights. Rewriting some ideas in your own words
might involve some significant discomfort, but it is doable.
Given the care with which text is often drafted within a WG and the
requirement for often hard-won consensus regarding such text, I am
skeptical that such text can be rewritten to capture the same ideas and
still retain consensus.
Peter
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